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Sentencing Final Report No. 11 - Tasmania Law Reform Institute
Citation
Warner, K, Sentencing Final Report No. 11 - Tasmania Law Reform Institute, Tasmanian Government, Tasmania, pp. 374 (2008) [Published Creative Work]
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Abstract
Sentencing is the process by which people who have been found guilty of offending against the
criminal law have sanctions imposed upon them in accordance with that law. The sentence of the
court is the most visible aspect of the criminal justice system’s response to a guilty offender. Public
dissatisfaction with sentencing is endemic. Public opinion polls suggest that sentences are too lenient.
There appears to be a perception that sentences are becoming more lenient. And sentences attract the
criticism that there are inconsistencies between judicial officers. Sentencing trends and prison
statistics were examined to explore the issue of changes in sentencing patterns for major crimes
and summary offences. The issue of consistency between judicial officers was investigated and
sentencing data was examined to demonstrate what courts see as the appropriate sentencing range
for particular offences.
Item Details
Item Type: | Published Creative Work |
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Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
Research Group: | Public law |
Research Field: | Public law not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Justice and the law |
Objective Field: | Justice and the law not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Warner, K (Professor Kate Warner) |
ID Code: | 63036 |
Year Published: | 2008 |
Deposited By: | Law |
Deposited On: | 2010-04-09 |
Last Modified: | 2015-01-05 |
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